Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	41.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 08:21
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,042 101% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,284 80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 47 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 38% 48.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 313 306 309 313 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 318 Mixed 310 SusWrite 312 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 34 145% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 247 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 129%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 72GB free Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 324 324 324 325 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 481 Write 322 Mixed 241 SusWrite 324 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 15 110% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 86.9 104% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 560GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 80.7 Write 88.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 87.4 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.6 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	216x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	766x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	361x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	211x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	188x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16